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    1000Sq Ft Retirement Windows

    Doing this to avoid paying impossible amount and or cause it is impossible to get. The ladies of the house want new windows. Then they found out the cost. In addition, it is difficult to get wood windows that match the previous ones. And do not get fooled by the energy savings claim. All...
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    Small Engine Carb Bowl & Electric Starter

    Emulsion tube clean? I thought you ordered an oem carb? Post 22 Lookinh forward to it starting, next post
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    Champion 3000 (RW) generator, won't start Pt. 2

    Is the emulsion tube clear? Push down from carb throat. After loosening the jet.
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    Reznor furnace problem

    My first thought was some wind was down drafting but that was way ago. Get the sensor and flame together. But first findnoit why they are apart? Distance, flame size, other oddity?
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    When portable vehicle tool kits help others...

    I help. But GF calls me the progressive commercial. Says I am so bad, she bought me the book. No really. There is one. Helped many. A few I wish I hadn't.
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    Plumbing and Toilets

    I have used wax seal substitute. But not enough experience for feedback. Interested.
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    Advising a friend setting up a man-cave

    Paying for it year-round. Make it useful year-round. Get a lot of use out of it.
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    Advising a friend setting up a man-cave

    Multi park lifts, bbq center for parties during the year. All year long. Very large tv, for utibe tutorials of course. Winterize days, detailing days, coffee and soda machines. Bouncer.
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    Plumbing and Toilets

    Again: Use the plunger to remove, or back the obstruction out, so it can flow. Do not push hard. Pull up to dislodge. Saves a lot of extra work and damage
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    Plumbing and Toilets

    Very true. Pipe work outside a friend's place. Eventually made the smaller pipes clog. Acid and such to clear the "siphon starter" and all is well.
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    Triple square set recommendations

    Spoken like a true GJer 😃
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    Midwest Tool & Engineering Co. Hydraulic Lift Table - hydraulic pump question

    Trying to think of the best use for this table. BTW: a Rolls-Royce Merlin weighs 1640 lbs.
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    Plumbing and Toilets

    My experience with the toilet augers m started well. Worked like magic. Then not so well. Scratches, bad performance, leaks. Finally said no more. Maybe the old ones were perfectly sized. Maybe they were better made. Been at least a decade since I used one. Story. Hmmm. Water flows...
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    Do SAE inhex/ male hex /hex key get used by you? Where you see them?

    Wow. Crucial relying on a thin hex. Wow.
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